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Spaulding's Brianna St. Pierre, center, battles for control of the ball with Dover's Mallory Long and Abby Tilton during Division I action Thursday in Rochester.

ROCHESTER — Jessie Hackett's first varsity soccer goal is not one she will soon forget.

The Dover High School sophomore midfielder broke a scoreless tie in the second overtime when she scored the game's only goal to upend rival Spaulding on Thursday night.

Hackett's game-winner came in the 95th minute. Aimee Hartwell crossed the ball from the left corner and the ball made it through the box to the right post area where Hackett, rushing the net, was able to put her first shot of the game into the right corner for the 1-0 win.

"I just ran as fast as I could from defense because I thought they were going to score," Hackett said. "I just went for it. The ball was right there. I wasn't sure it was going in, but it did.

"It was pretty sweet," Hackett added. "I didn't think it would be me, but I'm glad it is."

Hackett's goal capped a somewhat wild evening of soccer. The Green Wave (2-5-3), who carried the play, put good pressure on the Red Raiders most of the evening. Spaulding (0-8) goalie Danah Tremblay (12 saves) played a strong, aggressive game in net, stopping several Dover rushes with aggressive tackles.

"You have to have that mentality to go out and take one for the team," Tremblay said.

When the game-winning cross went in front of her and the ball went in the net, Tremblay said, "My heart sunk a little bit. My defense had one heck of a game and I played pretty hard, and no one could have stopped that. That was a nice shot."

Dover used two goalies. Audrey Muscato played the first half and both overtimes and had three saves. Abby Martinen made two stops in the second half. The win snapped an 0-3-1 stretch for the Green Wave.

Dover had the best of play in the opening half, especially Abby Tilton who had two golden opportunities inside the 18, but both shots were wide.

"We had a couple times," said Dover coach Jason Wisniewski. "It was like, I don't know, if anyone can score. But that was a nice ball (from Hartwell) and that was a nice finish. To finish out that way is nice."

Hartwell, Gillian Turco and Shayna Murphy also had good chances. In one late sequence, Murphy had two shots blocks at the top of the 18 and her third shot went over the net.

Dover's defense, led by Ellie Clifford and Mackenzie Katz, did a good job of limiting Spaulding's scoring chances.

The Red Raiders' chances in the second half increased slightly. The best opportunity came when Kara Lavertu made a rush down the right sideline, crossed the ball in front and Krystal Drolet was there, but her shot from the other side of the left post went off the side of the net.

Spaulding's defense in front of Tremblay was also stellar, led by freshman Shannon Colson, and juniors Jennifer Yerardi and Kaitlyn Lavertu.

"I knew I had to come into this 100 percent," Tremblay said. "The team and coach put their faith in me. I've been working on this all season. This was our night. No matter what the score was, we came out winners."

"It was one of the best games we've played this year," said Spaulding coach Paul Lewis. "They come 100 percent every game. It's awesome for me to see the intensity between these two rivals. It's really a pleasure to see."

Dover nearly ended it early in the first overtime when Tremblay came out of the goal to knock away a ball from Dover's Caroline Schoenbucher, who had followed the ball in.

Moments later, Schoenbucher crossed the ball from just outside of the 18 on the right and Tremblay knocked the ball out of the box with Dover's Camille Clifford right on top of the play.

"It's nice to beat Spaulding," Hartwell said. "This will get our confidence up and help us win more games."

Dover is now in a part of its schedule where it can get some wins as it tries to make a playoff run. It hosts Merrimack Monday. Spaulding is back in action Wednesday, hosting Bedford.

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Dover's Grace Lopez, left, vies for control of the ball with Spaulding's Marissa Fortier during Division I action Thursday in Rochester.